Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 1 — Chapter 18
SB 1 18.1
सूत उवाच यो वै द्रौण्यस्त्रविप्लुष्टो न मातुरुदरे मृतः अनुग्रहाद्भगवतः कृष्णस्याद्भुतकर्मणः
sūta uvāca yo vai drauṇyastravipluṣṭo na māturudare mṛtaḥ anugrahādbhagavataḥ kṛṣṇasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ
Sūta said: He who, though scorched by the weapon of Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman), did not die in his mother's womb, by the grace of the Lord Kṛṣṇa of wondrous deeds —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.2
ब्रह्मकोपोत्थिताद्यस्तु तक्षकात् प्राणविप्लवात् न सम्मुमोहोरुभयाद्भगवत्यर्पिताशयः
brahmakopotthitādyastu takṣakāt prāṇaviplavāt na sammumohorubhayādbhagavatyarpitāśayaḥ
he, faced with the loss of his life at the hands of Takṣaka, which arose from a brāhmaṇa's anger, was not bewildered by the great fear, for his mind was surrendered to the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.3
उत्सृज्य सर्वतः सङ्गं विज्ञाताजितसंस्थितिः वैयासकेर्जहौ शिष्यो गङ्गायां स्वं कलेवरम्
utsṛjya sarvataḥ saṅgaṃ vijñātājitasaṃsthitiḥ vaiyāsakerjahau śiṣyo gaṅgāyāṃ svaṃ kalevaram
Casting off attachment on every side, having learned the true state of the Unconquered One from the disciple of Vyāsa's son, he gave up his own body at the Ganges.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 18.4
नोत्तमश्लोकवार्तानां जुषतां तत्कथामृतम् स्यात् सम्भ्रमो ऽन्तकाले ऽपि स्मरतां तत्पदाम्बुजम्
nottamaślokavārtānāṃ juṣatāṃ tatkathāmṛtam syāt sambhramo 'ntakāle 'pi smaratāṃ tatpadāmbujam
For those who take delight in accounts of him whose praise is highest, in the nectar of his story, and who remember his lotus feet, there is no confusion even at the hour of death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.5
तावत् कलिर्न प्रभवेत् प्रविष्टो ऽपीह सर्वतः यावदीशो महान् उर्व्याम् आभिमन्यव एकराट्
tāvat kalirna prabhavet praviṣṭo 'pīha sarvataḥ yāvadīśo mahān urvyām ābhimanyava ekarāṭ
So long Kali could not prevail, though it had entered here on all sides, as long as the mighty lord, the sole sovereign, the son of Abhimanyu, was upon the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.6
यस्मिन्न् अहनि यर्ह्येव भगवान् उत्ससर्ज गाम् तदैवेहानुवृत्तो ऽसावधर्मप्रभवः कलिः
yasminn ahani yarhyeva bhagavān utsasarja gām tadaivehānuvṛtto 'sāvadharmaprabhavaḥ kaliḥ
On the very day, at the very moment when the Lord gave up the earth, then indeed this Kali, the source of unrighteousness, followed in here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.7
नानुद्वेष्टि कलिं सम्राट् सारङ्ग इव सारभुक् कुशलान्याशु सिद्ध्यन्ति नेतराणि कृतानि यत्
nānudveṣṭi kaliṃ samrāṭ sāraṅga iva sārabhuk kuśalānyāśu siddhyanti netarāṇi kṛtāni yat
The emperor did not hate Kali, like a bee that takes the essence — because auspicious acts done (in that age) bear fruit swiftly, while others do not.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.8
किं नु बालेषु शूरेण कलिना धीरभीरुणा अप्रमत्तः प्रमत्तेषु यो वृको नृषु वर्तते
kiṃ nu bāleṣu śūreṇa kalinā dhīrabhīruṇā apramattaḥ pramatteṣu yo vṛko nṛṣu vartate
What, after all, is to be feared from Kali, brave among children but timid before the steadfast? One who is vigilant among the heedless — he moves like a wolf among men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 18.9
उपवर्णितम् एतद्वः पुण्यं पारीक्षितं मया वासुदेवकथोपेतम् आख्यानं यदपृच्छत
upavarṇitam etadvaḥ puṇyaṃ pārīkṣitaṃ mayā vāsudevakathopetam ākhyānaṃ yadapṛcchata
This holy account concerning Parīkṣit, joined with the story of Vāsudeva, has been recounted to you by me, which is what you asked for.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.10
या याः कथा भगवतः कथनीयोरुकर्मणः गुणकर्माश्रयाः पुम्भिः संसेव्यास्ता बुभूषुभिः
yā yāḥ kathā bhagavataḥ kathanīyorukarmaṇaḥ guṇakarmāśrayāḥ pumbhiḥ saṃsevyāstā bubhūṣubhiḥ
Whatever tales there are of the Lord of great deeds, who is worthy to be told of — tales that rest on his qualities and his acts — these are to be attended to by men who wish to be (of worth).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.11
ऋषय ऊचुः सूत जीव समाः सौम्य शाश्वतीर्विशदं यशः यस्त्वं शंससि कृष्णस्य मर्त्यानाम् अमृतं हि नः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ sūta jīva samāḥ saumya śāśvatīrviśadaṃ yaśaḥ yastvaṃ śaṃsasi kṛṣṇasya martyānām amṛtaṃ hi naḥ
The sages said: Live, gentle Sūta, for everlasting years, with unclouded fame — you who recite the glory of Kṛṣṇa; for us mortals it is truly nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.12
कर्मण्यस्मिन्न् अनाश्वासे धूमधूम्रात्मनां भवान् आपाययति गोविन्द पादपद्मासवं मधु
karmaṇyasminn anāśvāse dhūmadhūmrātmanāṃ bhavān āpāyayati govinda pādapadmāsavaṃ madhu
In this sacrificial work, which gives no assurance (of fruit), you make us — whose selves are darkened grey by smoke — drink the honeyed liquor of Govinda's lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.13
तुलयाम लवेनापि न स्वर्गं नापुनर्भवम् भगवत्सङ्गिसङ्गस्य मर्त्यानां किम् उताशिषः
tulayāma lavenāpi na svargaṃ nāpunarbhavam bhagavatsaṅgisaṅgasya martyānāṃ kim utāśiṣaḥ
We would not weigh heaven, nor freedom from rebirth, against even a moment's association with one who is associated with the Lord — how much less the blessings mortals pray for.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.14
को नाम तृप्येद्रसवित् कथायां महत्तमैकान्तपरायणस्य नान्तं गुणानाम् अगुणस्य जग्मुर् योगेश्वरा ये भवपाद्ममुख्याः
ko nāma tṛpyedrasavit kathāyāṃ mahattamaikāntaparāyaṇasya nāntaṃ guṇānām aguṇasya jagmur yogeśvarā ye bhavapādmamukhyāḥ
Who indeed, if he knows the flavor of it, could ever be sated by the tale of him who is the one exclusive refuge of the very greatest — of whose qualities, though he himself is beyond qualities, the masters of yoga, chief among them Śiva and the lotus-born (Brahmā), have not reached the end?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.15
तन् नो भवान् वै भगवत्प्रधानो महत्तमैकान्तपरायणस्य हरेरुदारं चरितं विशुद्धं शुश्रूषतां नो वितनोतु विद्वन्
tan no bhavān vai bhagavatpradhāno mahattamaikāntaparāyaṇasya harerudāraṃ caritaṃ viśuddhaṃ śuśrūṣatāṃ no vitanotu vidvan
Therefore, sir, since the Lord is your foremost concern, unfold for us who wish to hear, O learned one, the noble and utterly pure conduct of Hari, the one exclusive refuge of the very greatest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.16
स वै महाभागवतः परीक्षिद् येनापवर्गाख्यम् अदभ्रबुद्धिः ज्ञानेन वैयासकिशब्दितेन भेजे खगेन्द्रध्वजपादमूलम्
sa vai mahābhāgavataḥ parīkṣid yenāpavargākhyam adabhrabuddhiḥ jñānena vaiyāsakiśabditena bheje khagendradhvajapādamūlam
That great devotee Parīkṣit, of no meager understanding, by whom, through the knowledge called liberation as uttered by Vyāsa's son, the base of the feet of him whose banner bears the king of birds was resorted to —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.17
तन् नः परं पुण्यम् असंवृतार्थम् आख्यानम् अत्यद्भुतयोगनिष्ठम् आख्याह्यनन्ताचरितोपपन्नं पारीक्षितं भागवताभिरामम्
tan naḥ paraṃ puṇyam asaṃvṛtārtham ākhyānam atyadbhutayoganiṣṭham ākhyāhyanantācaritopapannaṃ pārīkṣitaṃ bhāgavatābhirāmam
so tell us that supremely holy narrative concerning Parīkṣit, whose meaning is not veiled, grounded in the most wondrous yoga, filled out with the deeds of the Infinite One, delightful to devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.18
सूत उवाच अहो वयं जन्मभृतो ऽद्य हास्म वृद्धानुवृत्त्यापि विलोमजाताः दौष्कुल्यम् आधिं विधुनोति शीघ्रं महत्तमानाम् अभिधानयोगः
sūta uvāca aho vayaṃ janmabhṛto 'dya hāsma vṛddhānuvṛttyāpi vilomajātāḥ dauṣkulyam ādhiṃ vidhunoti śīghraṃ mahattamānām abhidhānayogaḥ
Sūta said: Ah, today our birth has truly borne fruit, low-born of mixed parentage as we are, and that merely through service to the elders; for association with the naming of the very greatest swiftly shakes off the affliction of a bad lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.19
कुतः पुनर्गृणतो नाम तस्य महत्तमैकान्तपरायणस्य यो ऽनन्तशक्तिर्भगवान् अनन्तो महद्गुणत्वाद्यम् अनन्तम् आहुः
kutaḥ punargṛṇato nāma tasya mahattamaikāntaparāyaṇasya yo 'nantaśaktirbhagavān ananto mahadguṇatvādyam anantam āhuḥ
How much more so for one who utters the name of Him, the sole and exclusive refuge of the greatest of the great — Bhagavān of infinite power, himself infinite, whom they call the primal and endless one because of his greatness of qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 18.20
एतावतालं ननु सूचितेन गुणैरसाम्यानतिशायनस्य हित्वेतरान् प्रार्थयतो विभूतिर् यस्याङ्घ्रिरेणुं जुषते ऽनभीप्सोः
etāvatālaṃ nanu sūcitena guṇairasāmyānatiśāyanasya hitvetarān prārthayato vibhūtir yasyāṅghrireṇuṃ juṣate 'nabhīpsoḥ
Surely this much, merely hinted at, is enough concerning him who has no equal or superior in qualities: he whose Fortune (Lakṣmī), abandoning others who court her, attends upon the dust of his feet, though he does not desire it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.21
अथापि यत्पादनखावसृष्टं जगद्विरिञ्चोपहृतार्हणाम्भः सेशं पुनात्यन्यतमो मुकुन्दात् को नाम लोके भगवत्पदार्थः
athāpi yatpādanakhāvasṛṣṭaṃ jagadviriñcopahṛtārhaṇāmbhaḥ seśaṃ punātyanyatamo mukundāt ko nāma loke bhagavatpadārthaḥ
And yet — the water released from the nail of whose foot, taken up by Viriñca (Brahmā) as offering-water for the world, purifies (the universe) together with Śiva: who else than Mukunda in this world truly deserves the name of Bhagavān?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 18.22
यत्रानुरक्ताः सहसैव धीरा व्यपोह्य देहादिषु सङ्गम् ऊढम् व्रजन्ति तत् पारमहंस्यम् अन्त्यं यस्मिन्न् अहिंसोपशमः स्वधर्मः
yatrānuraktāḥ sahasaiva dhīrā vyapohya dehādiṣu saṅgam ūḍham vrajanti tat pāramahaṃsyam antyaṃ yasminn ahiṃsopaśamaḥ svadharmaḥ
Toward whom, once attached, the steadfast at once cast off their ingrained clinging to the body and the rest and go to that final state of the paramahaṃsas, in which non-violence and cessation (of passion) are one's own duty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.23
अहं हि पृष्टो ऽर्यमणो भवद्भिर् आचक्ष आत्मावगमो ऽत्र यावान् नभः पतन्त्यात्मसमं पतत्त्रिणस् तथा समं विष्णुगतिं विपश्चितः
ahaṃ hi pṛṣṭo 'ryamaṇo bhavadbhir ācakṣa ātmāvagamo 'tra yāvān nabhaḥ patantyātmasamaṃ patattriṇas tathā samaṃ viṣṇugatiṃ vipaścitaḥ
Since I have been questioned by you, I shall tell what understanding of the self I have here; birds fly in the sky each according to its own measure, and so too the wise (speak) of the course of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 18.24
एकदा धनुरुद्यम्य विचरन् मृगयां वने मृगान् अनुगतः श्रान्तः क्षुधितस्तृषितो भृशम्
ekadā dhanurudyamya vicaran mṛgayāṃ vane mṛgān anugataḥ śrāntaḥ kṣudhitastṛṣito bhṛśam
Once, having taken up his bow and roaming the forest in the hunt, following the deer, he became weary and extremely hungry and thirsty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.25
जलाशयम् अचक्षाणः प्रविवेश तम् आश्रमम् ददर्श मुनिम् आसीनं शान्तं मीलितलोचनम्
jalāśayam acakṣāṇaḥ praviveśa tam āśramam dadarśa munim āsīnaṃ śāntaṃ mīlitalocanam
Seeing no body of water, he entered that hermitage, and saw a sage seated, tranquil, with eyes closed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.26
प्रतिरुद्धेन्द्रियप्राण मनोबुद्धिम् उपारतम् स्थानत्रयात् परं प्राप्तं ब्रह्मभूतम् अविक्रियम्
pratiruddhendriyaprāṇa manobuddhim upāratam sthānatrayāt paraṃ prāptaṃ brahmabhūtam avikriyam
his senses, breath, mind and intellect held in check, withdrawn (from activity), having reached what is beyond the three states, become Brahman, unchanging,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.27
विप्रकीर्णजटाच्छन्नं रौरवेणाजिनेन च विशुष्यत्तालुरुदकं तथाभूतम् अयाचत
viprakīrṇajaṭācchannaṃ rauraveṇājinena ca viśuṣyattālurudakaṃ tathābhūtam ayācata
covered by his scattered matted locks and by the hide of a black antelope. With his palate parched, (the king,) being in such a state, asked him for water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.28
अलब्धतृणभूम्यादिरसम्प्राप्तार्घ्यसूनृतः अवज्ञातम् इवात्मानं मन्यमानश्चुकोप ह
alabdhatṛṇabhūmyādirasamprāptārghyasūnṛtaḥ avajñātam ivātmānaṃ manyamānaścukopa ha
Getting no mat, no seat, nor anything else, receiving no water of welcome nor kind words, he thought himself as if slighted, and grew angry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.29
अभूतपूर्वः सहसा क्षुत्तृड्भ्याम् अर्दितात्मनः ब्राह्मणं प्रत्यभूद्ब्रह्मन् मत्सरो मन्युरेव च
abhūtapūrvaḥ sahasā kṣuttṛḍbhyām arditātmanaḥ brāhmaṇaṃ pratyabhūdbrahman matsaro manyureva ca
O brāhmaṇa, in him whose self was tormented by hunger and thirst, there suddenly arose toward the brāhmaṇa an envy and anger such as had never been before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.30
स तु ब्रह्मऋषेरंसे गतासुम् उरगं रुषा विनिर्गच्छन् धनुष्कोट्या निधाय पुरम् आगतः
sa tu brahmaṛṣeraṃse gatāsum uragaṃ ruṣā vinirgacchan dhanuṣkoṭyā nidhāya puram āgataḥ
But he, going out in anger, placed a dead snake on the shoulder of the brahmin sage with the tip of his bow, and returned to his city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.31
एष किं निभृताशेष करणो मीलितेक्षणः मृषासमाधिराहोस्वित् किं नु स्यात् क्षत्रबन्धुभिः
eṣa kiṃ nibhṛtāśeṣa karaṇo mīlitekṣaṇaḥ mṛṣāsamādhirāhosvit kiṃ nu syāt kṣatrabandhubhiḥ
"Is this fellow, with all his organs restrained and his eyes shut, in a sham trance? Or what could it be — (a pretence) on account of mere kṣatriyas?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 18.32
तस्य पुत्रो ऽतितेजस्वी विहरन् बालको ऽर्भकैः राज्ञाघं प्रापितं तातं श्रुत्वा तत्रेदम् अब्रवीत्
tasya putro 'titejasvī viharan bālako 'rbhakaiḥ rājñāghaṃ prāpitaṃ tātaṃ śrutvā tatredam abravīt
His son, exceedingly fiery, a boy playing with other children, on hearing that his father had been subjected to an offence by the king, said this there:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.33
अहो अधर्मः पालानां पीव्नां बलिभुजाम् इव स्वामिन्यघं यद्दासानां द्वारपानां शुनाम् इव
aho adharmaḥ pālānāṃ pīvnāṃ balibhujām iva svāminyaghaṃ yaddāsānāṃ dvārapānāṃ śunām iva
"Alas, the lawlessness of these protectors, who are like well-fed crows feeding on offerings! Servants that they are, they commit an offence against their master, like door-keeping dogs."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 1 18.34
ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रबन्धुर्हि गृहपालो निरूपितः स कथं तद्गृहे द्वाःस्थः सभाण्डं भोक्तुम् अर्हति
brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatrabandhurhi gṛhapālo nirūpitaḥ sa kathaṃ tadgṛhe dvāḥsthaḥ sabhāṇḍaṃ bhoktum arhati
"For the kṣatriya-fellow has been appointed by the brāhmaṇas as the guardian of the house; how then does he, a doorkeeper in their house, deserve to eat along with the vessel?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.35
कृष्णे गते भगवति शास्तर्युत्पथगामिनाम् तद्भिन्नसेतून् अद्याहं शास्मि पश्यत मे बलम्
kṛṣṇe gate bhagavati śāstaryutpathagāminām tadbhinnasetūn adyāhaṃ śāsmi paśyata me balam
"Now that Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa, the chastiser of those who go the wrong way, has departed, today I shall chastise these breakers of his bounds. Behold my power!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.36
इत्युक्त्वा रोषताम्राक्षो वयस्यान् ऋषिबालकः कौशिक्याप उपस्पृश्य वाग्वज्रं विससर्ज ह
ityuktvā roṣatāmrākṣo vayasyān ṛṣibālakaḥ kauśikyāpa upaspṛśya vāgvajraṃ visasarja ha
Having said this to his companions, the sage's son, his eyes red with rage, touched the water of the Kauśikī and hurled forth the thunderbolt of his speech:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.37
इति लङ्घितमर्यादं तक्षकः सप्तमे ऽहनि दङ्क्ष्यति स्म कुलाङ्गारं चोदितो मे ततद्रुहम्
iti laṅghitamaryādaṃ takṣakaḥ saptame 'hani daṅkṣyati sma kulāṅgāraṃ codito me tatadruham
"Thus: on the seventh day Takṣaka, incited by me, shall bite that transgressor of bounds, that firebrand of his family, who did violence to my father."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.38
ततो ऽभ्येत्याश्रमं बालो गले सर्पकलेवरम् पितरं वीक्ष्य दुःखार्तो मुक्तकण्ठो रुरोद ह
tato 'bhyetyāśramaṃ bālo gale sarpakalevaram pitaraṃ vīkṣya duḥkhārto muktakaṇṭho ruroda ha
Then the boy, coming back to the hermitage, saw the snake's corpse on his father's neck, and, stricken with grief, wept aloud with open throat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.39
स वा आङ्गिरसो ब्रह्मन् श्रुत्वा सुतविलापनम् उन्मील्य शनकैर्नेत्रे दृष्ट्वा चांसे मृतोरगम्
sa vā āṅgiraso brahman śrutvā sutavilāpanam unmīlya śanakairnetre dṛṣṭvā cāṃse mṛtoragam
That descendant of Aṅgiras, O brāhmaṇa, hearing his son's lamentation, slowly opened his eyes and saw the dead serpent on his shoulder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.40
विसृज्य तं च पप्रच्छ वत्स कस्माद्धि रोदिषि केन वा ते ऽपकृतम् इत्युक्तः स न्यवेदयत्
visṛjya taṃ ca papraccha vatsa kasmāddhi rodiṣi kena vā te 'pakṛtam ityuktaḥ sa nyavedayat
Casting it off, he asked: "Child, why do you weep? By whom has a wrong been done to you?" Thus addressed, (the boy) told (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.41
निशम्य शप्तम् अतदर्हं नरेन्द्रं स ब्राह्मणो नात्मजम् अभ्यनन्दत् अहो बतांहो महदद्य ते कृतम् अल्पीयसि द्रोह उरुर्दमो धृतः
niśamya śaptam atadarhaṃ narendraṃ sa brāhmaṇo nātmajam abhyanandat aho batāṃho mahadadya te kṛtam alpīyasi droha ururdamo dhṛtaḥ
Hearing that the king, who did not deserve it, had been cursed, that brāhmaṇa did not approve of his son: "Alas! A great sin has been committed by you today; for a very slight offence a huge punishment has been imposed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.42
न वै नृभिर्नरदेवं पराख्यं सम्मातुम् अर्हस्यविपक्वबुद्धे यत्तेजसा दुर्विषहेण गुप्ता विन्दन्ति भद्राण्यकुतोभयाः प्रजाः
na vai nṛbhirnaradevaṃ parākhyaṃ sammātum arhasyavipakvabuddhe yattejasā durviṣaheṇa guptā vindanti bhadrāṇyakutobhayāḥ prajāḥ
O one of unripe understanding, you ought not to measure by (the standard of) men the man-god known as the highest, guarded by whose unbearable power the people, fearless from every side, obtain their welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.43
अलक्ष्यमाणे नरदेवनाम्नि रथाङ्गपाणावयम् अङ्ग लोकः तदा हि चौरप्रचुरो विनङ्क्ष्यत्यरक्ष्यमाणो ऽविवरूथवत् क्षणात्
alakṣyamāṇe naradevanāmni rathāṅgapāṇāvayam aṅga lokaḥ tadā hi caurapracuro vinaṅkṣyatyarakṣyamāṇo 'vivarūthavat kṣaṇāt
My dear, when the wielder of the discus, bearing the name of man-god, is not to be seen, then this world, overrun by thieves, being unprotected, will perish in an instant, like a flock of sheep without a guardian.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.44
तदद्य नः पापम् उपैत्यनन्वयं यन् नष्टनाथस्य वसोर्विलुम्पकात् परस्परं घ्नन्ति शपन्ति वृञ्जते पशून् स्त्रियो ऽर्थान् पुरुदस्यवो जनाः
tadadya naḥ pāpam upaityananvayaṃ yan naṣṭanāthasya vasorvilumpakāt parasparaṃ ghnanti śapanti vṛñjate paśūn striyo 'rthān purudasyavo janāḥ
Therefore today an unprecedented sin comes upon us, since from the plundering of the wealth of one whose lord is lost, people, become full of robbers, will slay and curse one another and carry off cattle, women, and property.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.45
तदार्यधर्मः प्रविलीयते नृणां वर्णाश्रमाचारयुतस्त्रयीमयः ततो ऽर्थकामाभिनिवेशितात्मनां शुनां कपीनाम् इव वर्णसङ्करः
tadāryadharmaḥ pravilīyate nṛṇāṃ varṇāśramācārayutastrayīmayaḥ tato 'rthakāmābhiniveśitātmanāṃ śunāṃ kapīnām iva varṇasaṅkaraḥ
Then the Āryan dharma of men, joined with the practices of the classes and stages of life and consisting of the three Vedas, dissolves away; thereafter, for those whose selves are absorbed in wealth and desire, there is a mixing of the classes, as among dogs and monkeys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.46
धर्मपालो नरपतिः स तु सम्राड्बृहच्छ्रवाः साक्षान् महाभागवतो राजर्षिर्हयमेधयाट् क्षुत्तृट्श्रमयुतो दीनो नैवास्मच् छापम् अर्हति
dharmapālo narapatiḥ sa tu samrāḍbṛhacchravāḥ sākṣān mahābhāgavato rājarṣirhayamedhayāṭ kṣuttṛṭśramayuto dīno naivāsmac chāpam arhati
But that lord of men is a protector of dharma, an emperor of wide fame, directly a great devotee (of the Lord), a royal sage, a performer of horse-sacrifices; afflicted with hunger, thirst and fatigue, and wretched, he in no way deserves a curse from us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.47
अपापेषु स्वभृत्येषु बालेनापक्वबुद्धिना पापं कृतं तद्भगवान् सर्वात्मा क्षन्तुम् अर्हति
apāpeṣu svabhṛtyeṣu bālenāpakvabuddhinā pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ tadbhagavān sarvātmā kṣantum arhati
Against sinless servants of his own a sin has been committed by a boy of unripe understanding; may the Lord, the Self of all, forgive it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.48
तिरस्कृता विप्रलब्धाः शप्ताः क्षिप्ता हता अपि नास्य तत् प्रतिकुर्वन्ति तद्भक्ताः प्रभवो ऽपि हि
tiraskṛtā vipralabdhāḥ śaptāḥ kṣiptā hatā api nāsya tat pratikurvanti tadbhaktāḥ prabhavo 'pi hi
Slighted, deceived, cursed, reviled, even killed, his devotees do not retaliate for that, though they are able to.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.49
इति पुत्रकृताघेन सो ऽनुतप्तो महामुनिः स्वयं विप्रकृतो राज्ञा नैवाघं तदचिन्तयत्
iti putrakṛtāghena so 'nutapto mahāmuniḥ svayaṃ viprakṛto rājñā naivāghaṃ tadacintayat
Thus that great sage, remorseful at the sin committed by his son, though himself wronged by the king, did not consider that (an) offence at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 1 18.50
प्रायशः साधवो लोके परैर्द्वन्द्वेषु योजिताः न व्यथन्ति न हृष्यन्ति यत आत्मागुणाश्रयः
prāyaśaḥ sādhavo loke parairdvandveṣu yojitāḥ na vyathanti na hṛṣyanti yata ātmāguṇāśrayaḥ
For the most part good men in this world, when set by others amid the pairs of opposites, are neither pained nor elated, since the self (in them) is the refuge that is beyond the qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition